Before Christmas was a busy timedown at the fake job factory, with all manner of dubious antics out to ruin someone’s…
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A week in security (Nov 15 – Nov 21)
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Cybercrime, fraud, and insider threats increased in 2020 in the UK, report says
Since the initial lockdown, we have seen the rise of certain types of cybercrime, including scams and fraud campaigns that either…
A week in security (March 29 – April 4)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, our podcast featured Malwarebytes senior security researcher JP Taggart, who talked to us about why you need to…
A week in security (September 28 – October 4)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we dug into what happens when card fraud comes calling, we gave a rundown on some…
Caught in the payment fraud net: when, not if?
Sometimes, I think there are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and some form of payment fraud. Security reporter Danny Palmer…
A week in security (May 25 – 31)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we published our most recent episode of our podcast Lock and Code, providing an in-depth discussion…
RevenueWire to pay $6.7 million to settle FTC charges
What can you do as a scammer when no legitimate payment provider wants to process your payments anymore? Or, what if…
Child identity theft, part 1: On familiar fraud
In 2013, 30-year-old Axton Betz-Hamilton received an angry phone call from her father two weeks after her mother, Pam, died. “What…